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k DOM OF NAPLES' AND SICILY. I. OF RELIGION. 11. OF THE CROWN'. HI. OF THE REGENCY. THE SUN. SOLEM Q.LrIS 'JICULL ItALSUM AUDEAT ? L 0 N D 0 N, NOIDAY, JULY 25; 1808. the property of ii nian, Li. t tr, which all, with out dis! , ohion, shall be admissible. " 6. The inantenance of t ire regulations which we have tn,lde for securing the payments to the cre cEtc-)rs of the State. " His Majesty the Emperntl of The Frientch and King of Italy., our Illustrious' Brntlit , t, baying been pleased to confer upon this Ac his powerfiallguaran tee, we- are assured that our hopes with regard to the prosperity of our beloved people of tho Kingdom of Naples, thus reposing upon his wide-spread glory, shall not experience disappointmenC COIsISTITUTIOI,ZAI, STATUTE OF THE KING. BV:ONNE, JUNE 20.—Joseph Napoleon, King of Naples and Sicily, French Prince, Grand Ele6tor of the Empire, willing to confirm, by a Constitu tional Statute, those fundamental pripciples by which the Monarchy is to be governed, bas decreed, and does decree the following : The Caiholic, Apostolic, and Romish Religion is the Religion of the St:lte. The Crown of Naples shall be hereditary, in the right of male issue, according to the primogeniture of birth. 1. The King is a minor till he attains the age of 18 years. 2. In case of. the Prince's minority, the regency will, by right, devolve upon the Queen) and in her absence, to a Prince of the Blood Royal, Who shall be chosen by the Emperor of the FREscn, in his capacity as head of the Imperial Family and in falure thereof of a Prince of the Bloo:t, the choice will devolve upon the nation. 3. Tile yearly salary of the Regency is confined to a fourth of the grant to the Crown. 4. The education of the minor King is entrusted to his mother, and, in her absence, to the Prince nominated by the predecessor of the minor. The remaining articles relate to the Officers of the Crown, the Ministers, the Council of State, &c. The article respeaing the Parliament confines the numSer of Members to one hundred, who are to be kiivided into five classes, viz. the Ecclesiastics, the Nobles, the holders Of landed property, the learned, and the merchants. PARIS, JULY Prize Court, on the 6th inst. condemned six more American vessels, viz. the Grace, the George, the Cutlet, the .Brothers, the Tarantula, and the Fame. PARIS, JULY t2.—Gen. CXSAR BERTI-lIRR Turin on the 25th, to take the command of the Ith military division, in place of General MENou, io is appointed Governor of Tuscany. 7 A the Brigand Pereno, known by : the name of the •er of Cavovetta, has at, tengti, keen mace (pri g at Vinovo, by M. Rigade, Captain of the Gen. ierie in that department. .Fle had been, pur,ued Police upwards of three years, but hr.; Lit her d the good fortune to escape. He has con:- ,e(1 several murders and robberies, and lately even bct fire to the Mayor's house at Cavov...tto ; because be understood this Officer was . taking measure to apprehend bin), MAILS. Attr“yLoi—x Pottenburgh, t Waterford. Dug -4 Dublin; i Waterford. Government yesterday received Dispatches from 6 . ;r THOMAS DYER, dated Benevento, July 15. They contain ,an account of a battle between the Spanish Patriots, under the command of General CuEsTA, and the French under General LAMLLES, near Valladolid. In our Paper of Saturday, we stated, that it was the intention of General CL'ESTA to mike an attack upon the French Corps in the neighbourhood of Valladolid, for the purpose of in terrupting the communication between Burgos and Madrid : he accordingly advanced for that purpose, and the French having received reinforcements, a battle took place on the 14th, which terminated rather unfavourably for the Patriots. The French Army consisted of 10,000 Infantry, 2,000 Cavalry, and a very large train of artilltry. 'The Patriot Army was composed of 14,Qa0 Infantry, 800 Cavalry, and a body of armed Peasantry : they had also 26 pieces of cannon. In the commencement of the battle the Patriots had decidedly the advantage, but the great superiority of the French Cavalry and Artillery ultimately decided . the fate of the day. General CUESTA felt it neces sary to order a retreat, which was etreetecl in go.9d order, to Benevento. The French, however, bad suf fered so severely in the action, that they did not at tempt to pursue the Patriots. The Spanish.Carabi 'leers displayed the greatest courage and steadiness ; they effectually covered the retreat, and: in one charge which they made upon the French cavalry; they killed above 200 of them.'_Numerous reinforce ments were advancing to join General CUSTA, and • • • there was no doubt but that he would be in a condi tion again to advance, with such a superiority- of force as `will insure success. Although l vi-e reel the greatest concern that the Patriots should have sus tained a check, yet we never were so sanguine, or rather so absurd, as to indulge a hope that . the Patriots of Spain, with whatever courage they Might fight, would be always able to triumph over the disciplined veterans of lit/ONA AFtrE; and it was with the Utmost satisfa6ion.that we read, in the admirable precaqaops . wl4b the B:„Janiards bad laid down for the regulation of their owa cooduet, an ibiurietion to avoid general a much as possible. But we by no means wish to insinuate that General CUESTA, upon this mseasion, is deserving of blame for having risked a genera' ac tion, because situations may occur in which every risk must be run ; and the situation in which the Spanish General w:►s placed appears to us to justify the condu& be pursued. HicobjeEt was, and a most important one it was, to place himself bet ween Madrid and the French corps in the northern parts of Old Cas tile and Biscay ; and though the fist attempt has fail ed, we entertain the most sanguine hopes that by the next accounts we shall hear that the Patriots have accomplished their obje6t. The accounts from the other parts of Spain continue to be as favourable as we could wish. The Seville Extraordinary Ga zette, of the 3d inst. confirms`the intelligence of the defeat, of LISFEBVRE, near Saragossa. it appears that the French had bombarded that city fyr several d tys, but they were at length completely defeated by the Patriots. The same Gazette also contains an account of the defeat of the French under General MoNcey, in Valentia. French Papers to the 13th instant reached town yesterday, but the intelligence they contain is very uninteresting. JosLyn BuoNApARTE has, as King of Spain, appointed Administration. We are sorry to see some names of great respectability among them. It is probable, however, that they have been used by BUONAPARTE without the consent of the owners, for the purpose of producing effect in Spain. The Dutch Papers which we received ye:;terday, reach to the t'oth inclusive, and contain such intel, ligence as the Paris Journals are permitted to insert. The reports of the death of McRAT are not confirm ed ; he reached Bayonne on the 6th. The mise rable Spanish Junta, created by BUONAPARTE, as, sembled on the following day for thelast time, and it was then settled that JOSEPH BUONAPARTE, who is StYled King of Spain, was to leave Bayonne, ac companied by this body of traitors to their coun try, and proceed to Spain on the gth. The seve ral places at which this Mock-monarch was to stop on his road were distinaly marked, and he was to be proclaimed at each. His entrance. into Madrid was fixed for the 27th, but when he reached Vitto ria, on the l out, he received dispatches from Bas- SWZES, which delayed his progress to Burgos; but h e was, however, expected to arrive at the latter place on the IA). Thus this puppet of a King is COLIA• pulled by his brother to go through a farce of So vereignty, in a country where from the spirit of the nontl,, ;t ti , f , t he monarchical power. But NAPOI,EON'S precipitate ambition has led him so far in the attempt tb add Spain t.c. the number of his Vassal States, that he is' induced by the obstinacy of his pride to persevere, lest he should expose hirmelf to ridicule and Con tempt if he were to abandon the enterprise. He seems to forget that • this difficult, and, we trust, itnpraaicable scheme, while it exposes him to the resentment and jealousy of his Allies, Austria and P.usia, as well as to the detestation of mankind, may render it necessary that the troops which he is pouring into Spain may be requited in other quar ters. That the Spaniards should themselves proceed with an unintetruptt d tide ofsuccess, is more than the most sanguine of their friends can exped, considering the force, the subtlety, and the experience of their, Enemy, but with the wishes of all mankind in their favour, and with the powerful as , ,istance and co operation of this Country, we have no doubt tho'.; they will finally triumph over artifice, cruelty, and oppression. It appears lotn the same Papers, that the unfortunate King of Prussia has no chance of getting rid of his troublesome neighbours the French. They are constantly at work at Berlin in preparing ammunition, and of which vast quantities have been sent to Magdeburgh and Silesia, and to which a number of French troops have been sent. A mission from the Prussian Court to 800 NAPA RTE, for the pur pose of obtaining the removal of the French troops from the Prussian Provihces, has failc4, as the latter has declared that politicaltireumstantes render it im possible for them to be removed at present ; and distant indeed is most probably the day when those Provinces will be released from their oppressors. Our private letters from our Fleet off Lisbon en, courage all our hopes of. the success of the Portuguese in the glorious effort to liberate their country. New proofs of their patriotism and loyalty are manifested every day. The British Admiral off Lisbon has re ceived applications by vessels from all parts of the Country, and he has rendered them all the assistance in his power, with the utmost zeal and aaivity. Nothing can exceed the assiduity and, bustle which have prevailed on board the British Fleet, to co-Operate in the glorious cause. The 44lfred, of 74 guns, had been dispatched with a thous l and marines to Oporto, and twice that number of arms for the assistance of the Patriots. Other Ship., had been sent to various parts with troops, arms, and ammunition. The Portuguese Fruit Met chartts at Lisbon, for the Fishermen dare not corne out, hail our gallant sailors as their guardian angels. .1n:io-r, it is confidently said, has had the frantic folly to declare that, if -driven to tliC last ex tremity, he would set the whole of Lisbon on fire. Thii is considered a; an empty menace, as it would ensure destruction to hin;self and his Troops, which do not exceed gem* men. The supplies to our Fleet have been regular and abundant in . the Plymouth Store-ships, which tht sailors call the, Plymouth ',lagoons. Indeed if our gallant ,tars were in the neighbourhood of Leadenhall and Covent-Garden Markets, they could not enjora greater plenty of good meat and vegetables. `This morning a Mail from Gottenburgh arrived. Toe following are the most interesting articles which it Alontains,:— OOTTENSU A GII, JULY 18.—The conquest of Nor w.y by this country seems to be given up for the present. The Swedish army has retired within its own borders, and all military preparations have ceased. The two armies, however, remain upon the frontiers. We have nothing official from Fin land i but report continues to say there has been an affai►: near Wasa, in which the Swedes have suffer, ed considerably. ThelOygtist Cutter-brig brought in here yesterday a Danish Schooner-privateer, hav= lug on board 40 men. This Privateer attacked one of the outward-bound Packet-boats (the Lord Dun can, Captain HAMILTON), on Friday last, off this port, and continued fighting and chasing her near three hours. It was only by superior manoeuvring that .Captai❑ HAMILTON contrived to escape, and came in here. iii Royal- Nlajesty's 'Yid); A i rr,acr i s, at aochor. in I ungfrousound, the r !tti I uly, 44. His loyal Majesty set sail from Pilkluoto for Jungirousand, on the Bth instant,at three o'clock in the morning, and arrived there at two o'clock in the afternoon. His Royal Majesty thereupon proceeded to the station of the Gun-boats, in order to review them, and the following day, the 9th, to the Ships of War, one division of which is stationed here un der tl;re orders of colonel GEGIOIALT4, in order to defend the Sound, in conjunCtion with the division of Gun-boats which is commanded by captain Sit.- FERRARN. Intelligence was received of a Russian Fleet of Gallies, 40 in number, which were stretch ing along tae coast, having set sail from - tango, but dared not to attack our Squadron. Part of the above Fleet have already put back to liango, and the rest dropped anchor oil the Isle of Kimito. Major-General Baron VaogsAcica arrived - here yesterday to attend his Royal Majesty in the ca pacity cat Adjutant-General. According to a report received from. Rear-Admiral ii,!ELNISTJEHNA, both Fleets of Gallies continued 3esierday,• in the same position in Ersta Bay, 13uck holth Sound. Itear-Admiral Baron. CEIIERSTRO NI arrived here yesterday, and set out for Sweden, having obtained lea‘.e of absence from his Majesty. - Rear-Adtniral NAUKIIOIT has in his absence assumed the corri , ! wand attic Squadron of Ships of Way.—(Stockholm Gazette of July 16.) Madrid Gazettes to the 3d inst. reached town yestetday. Ttiey state that LEFEBVRE has been sue. cessful against the Rebels, near Saragossa, but they do not favour us with any further details of the ope. ration,s of the Freneh fleet against Cadiz! ALL the Transports, with the Troops under the command of Sir Jour. Nrlooac, arrived at Portsmouth on S,Jturda)•, and such wai the exertions used to supply them with stores, that they will sail to-rnor row or Wednesciay. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, and the Prin cesses AUGLYfiTA, SO 2 / 1 1A, and AMELIA, accompa nied by Lady ELY, Miss DASHWOOD, General nn . y 2 and Colonel DEsDRow, went to St. Geo rge ' s Chapel, Windsor, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. NORTHEY, from, the G os p e l .o f S t . J o h n, chap. i. ver. 4. " I must work the works of him that seri me, while it is to-day ; the night cotneth, when no man can work." On Saturday the Duke of YORK arrived at Wind-, sor, and was engaged with the Icing nearly the whole morning. His Royal Highness stopped and dined with the QUEEN, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and the PRINCESSES. In the evening he left Wind sor for Oatlands. Letters from Liebau, of the 2d inst. speak with confidence of a new war between Russia and France. --Talley mention, that tke Emperor ALEXANDER was colleding a strong army on the frontiers of Poland, AdVices were on Saturday received from the Con . - tinent, which state, in very positive terms; that a peace has heen concluded between the Courts of Si. Petersburgh and the Porte. We trust that this is the .harbinger of a pacific arrangement between Russia and Sweden. The King of PRUSSIA is aboutto visit the baths in the South of Germ Any, for the benefit of his health, • which has of late been much impaired. JoAcnim MvRAT, Duke of Berg, has taken pos. s:ssion of the Sishoprick of Munster, the County of . I S.lark, - and the distrids of Lingen and Tecklenburgh, and already introduced the system of conscription— the poor people were obliged to illuminate their ho,ittes, and perform Te Deum on the occasion. NAVAL NEW S. PLYI4O{IIII, JULY 23.—Arrived the Tonnant, 80 gun, Rear-A t .dmir.il Dn COURCEY, from the Channel Fleet ; rtnd,Princess Charlotte Fi taw fioal Ireland. Arrived the Spanish Schooner FI.--rdad from the' Havandah, fifty days passage, with Di:patcheo c aptured by L'Aigle trigwe, previous to which the Dispatches were thrown over-board with a brass fout pounder attached to them, and sunk, Arrived the Hamburg!) Ship Jupiter, c a ptain ScHwAturtua, laden with timber, &c. from Ph► - lade)phia for this Port. Sailed thence on t h e 21st The Egeira Sloop of War, with two light Trans' ports under convoy, bound to Portsmouth, got under way yesterday in the Sound, but the former, by run" ning foulrof one of the Transports, and damaging her foretop-mast, was obliged to put back again. Sailed the Viliant and Spencer, of 74 guns each, to join the Channel Fleet. Arrived the American Schooner Betsey, Capt- HooPER, from Eilboa, laden with liquorice, &c. fa t4is Port. The Channel Fleet arrived in Torbay this 7;noa' zua' PORTS N O I M I , JULY RC—Arrived yesterday 0 0 7 ' 7'077214115e Sloop of War, Capt. DOLLING, with few Trattsports under convoy, for Madeira, froth the Dowt4, and this day sailed for said Island; also arrived the Glommea Sloop of War,Capt. fitcic" FO R D, with a.convoy of outward-botmd Ships, frog% the Downs; among which were the Lady Nelson, WARE, Thames, TODD, and Good Intent, RIGH4 Aips,, for the Bra;jls. Likewise arrived the Liberty, Wtz,r,mktsosr, trot)? piew Providence, w;,th coffee, and specie to 11 14 $ amount of 49,0001. Sailed yesterday the Little Belt Sloop of Ws' Capt. Crust's, with a Convoy for Africa, amoos which is the §A W NDERS ; and ti i° Hardy Gun-brig on a cruise. .Arrived 014 day the Fearless Mortar=b;ig with I N Convoy from the 14owxis ; among which were dje l .. and 414rotIters, 14,,ATTAYAN, for the Brazils. Sailed this day the Thais Fire-ship, Ca,pt.. Fsit ° Eitnas, and Steady Gun-brig, Lieut. Slow, with convoy, for the Brazils, which, consists of the Betsey' , and Sophia, COLE, Governor Nitric, Pimplcogoit Don Domingoc, — 7 , San Pedro flguia , itozEND O A Ptinrip;, PERRBIRA, Earl Percy, STORRyi 00 1 S ° MORRIS, Ceres, MllaitAY , 4..in644l, DI!, 1..4,1 Q, 11°1.4 of the .File,Good Intent, thcamtDs,,Ladif Nelson, WADE, and Brothers, MAYTAYA. Whe Iphigenig Frigate, Capt. LAMBERT, tako convoy for Quebec, Canada, Halifax, Ne w found" land, and Nova Scotia. Sir JOHN MooßE's Expedition is refitting with ik possible dispatch, they are einieetqd to ; 5411 Q Tusday; TOIII3AY, JULY 23:--Arrived the. Channel Fleet , upder command of Admiral GAMBIER, from the IC station pd . Brest, consisting of His Majesty's, Ships Aoyal George, Fille de Paris, Sc. George, It•epturai Temeraire, and Achille. DEAL, JULY 24.—Arrived, his Majesty's SW , Stately from the Nprthward .Rolla, and .131a00 from a cruize. Seised hips Majesty's Ship Fly on a cruize, and lA. . - Tigre tor Portsmouth. FALMOUTH, .TVLY 23.—Arrived the ditzchiand Packet, Capt. S LT YLtx, from he .Leeward kiandffr with Mails, in 32 days, tram Tortota ; His IVlaje,ty's o Ship HilltiOSta7l, frotn Plymouth ; Portuguese Brig St. Lorenzo, FELIX, laden with cotton, iron. the Brazils, in 52 days; also the .ekiive Privateer, Capt' OATS, frOun Gijon in three days, and has inobgbt over a Spanish Messenger, who set otf itutnediata with Capt. OATs for London with Dispatches. GRAVESEND, JULY 24.—The 13th Regiment 01 Light Dragoons march to-morrow and on 'Toes( from Iford, cross the water at Tilbury, and itnutel diately embark at Northileet tor toteign service."' Portugal is understood to be their destination. SHEERNESS, JULY 22.—Came down the River/ and anchored at the Great Nore, the Cherokee SluoP of War. JULY' 2j.—S iiled the Ned Liven Sloop of War , Capt. O'CONNOR, for Yarmouth ; and his MajestP Ship Spitfire, Capt. Ews, for Leith. GREENOCK, JULY' 22.—The Aaive, Gov nun o '7 rived in the'Fairlie Roads yesterday, from Sr, Mr mas's. She sailed from thence along wiih the Isabella, CURRIE', hf Port Glasgow, on the . 3lst May, und.f convoy of His Majesty's Ship Hermes; parted 004 1 the Isabella on the 12th inst. Tim „daive procef cls from the F,t rliq for Liverpool. fc S;, ti c Ye coi to or ( de; re, b e . 14. 4,11.